Reforming Philosophy : A Victorian Debate on Science and Society /

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The Victorian period in Britain was an "age of reform." It is therefore not surprising that two of the era's most eminent intellects described themselves as reformers. Both William Whewell and John Stuart Mill believed that by reforming philosophy-including the philosophy of science-t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Snyder, Laura J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2010]
Temas:
Philosophy, English > 19th century.
Political science > Philosophy > History > 19th century.
Science > Philosophy > History > 19th century.
SCIENCE / General.
reform, reformation, philosopher, philosophical, change, victorian, time period, era, history, historical, academic, scholarly, research, science, scientific, social studies, society, culture, cultural, transformation, intellectual, anglo american, british, 19th century, 1800s, inductive, induction, debate, morality, political, politics.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue
  • Introduction: "Reforming the Philosophy of the Age"
  • 1. Whewell and the Reform of Inductive Philosophy
  • 2. Mill's Radicalization of Induction
  • 3. Reforming Science
  • 4. Reforming Culture: Morality and Politics
  • 5. Reforming Political Economy
  • Conclusion: The Debate's Legacy
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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